K&L Gates Nabs IP Corporate Partner From Foley

Law360, New York (August 11, 2010, 3:33 PM EDT) -- A Boston-based Foley & Lardner LLP partner who holds a doctorate in molecular and cellular biology has made the jump to K&L Gates LLP, where he will continue his focus on patent counseling and transactional work.

John M. Garvey joined K&L Gates at the beginning of August, the firm announced Wednesday.

Garvey said that although both firms offered great intellectual property practices, K&L Gates had a much larger presence in Europe and Asia, where biotechnology has become quite sophisticated.